A grand jury has indicted a Sacramento man on a terrorism-related charged.

Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab, 23, who was arrested Jan. 7, will be formally arraigned Jan. 22 on a charge of making a false statement involving international terrorism.

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Al-Jayab was interviewed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Oct. 6, 2014 and said he had never been a member of a rebel group or militia, or provided material support for a person or group engaged in a terrorist activity.

According to the indictment, the statements Al-Jayab made to immigration services were false.

“Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab allegedly traveled overseas to fight alongside terrorist organizations and lied to U.S. authorities about his activities,” U.S. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin said in a statement after Al-Jayab’s arrest.

Al-Jayab also allegedly said he traveled to Turkey in late 2013 and early 2014 to visit his grandmother. The indictment says this statement was also false.

Al-Jayab faces eight years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Al-Jayab was born in Iraq and emigrated to Syria. He then came to the U.S. as a refugee in October 2012, according to a criminal complaint.

Court documents show that Al-Jayab lived in Arizona and Wisconsin between October 2012 and November 2013. During that time, he communicated with many people through social media his intent to return to Syria in order to fight for terrorist organizations. In those conversations, Al-Jayab talked about his experience with firearms and fighting against the regime in Syria.

In November 2013, Al-Jayab flew to Turkey and then traveled to Syria, according to the criminal complaint. He allegedly posted on social media he was fighting with various terrorist organizations, including Ansar al-Islam, in Syria.

Al-Jayab then returned to the U.S., settling in Sacramento, in January 2014, according to court documents.